By far it’s all good by the way so no need to panic but even a well maintained lift will be subject to wear and tear just like any other mechanised transportation device.

However, on occasion we see things that require attention from your lift service company:

The photo here from inside a lift shaft reveals a stressed bracing / bridging steelworks plate between two hydraulic cylinders on an indirect acting hydraulic passenger lift.

The other hydraulic cylinder is to the left of this photo.

Unfortunately we couldn’t fit both cylinders into this photo due to the short distance involved.

The conjoining steelworks serves to balance / compensate for any potential lead or lag within the hydraulic cylinders due to oil pressure differentials.

In essence, this bridging steelwork should ensure uniform ascent and descent of the lift car whilst travelling up and down.

Our only concern was that the horizontal plate to the left of the ram head was bent slightly downwards as seen in the photo.

This would indicate that the steelworks were not quite strong enough for controlling the even parity of the hydraulic cylinders.

We are now in dialogue with the owners of this lift to establish why this steelwork section has been stressed along with its welding.

Only thorough examinations by a competent person will reveal this and any other types of irregularities within your lifting equipment.

Don’t leave it to chance.

Contact us for free no obligation inspection quote.